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The magnitude of the problem with manual scavenging and open defecation is aptly described through science, logic, and pragmatism. Read this if you want a numbers-driven approach to social issues. Also, read this if you want a more humanitarian approach in understanding one of the most unique and acute issues in India. Definitely, you will feel shame, disgust, sympathy and a lot more as you go through chapter by chapter.

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The magnitude of the problem with manual scavenging and open defecation is aptly described through science, logic, and pragmatism. Read this if you want a numbers-driven approach to social issues. Also, read this if you want a more humanitarian approach in understanding one of the most unique and acute issues in India. Definitely, you will feel shame, disgust, sympathy and a lot more as you go through chapter by chapter.

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The book presents a compelling case, with extensive data mining that open defecation is not just due to people having less money to build toilets. The issue is far deep. The book is an eye-opener to all who are concerned that India has world’s largest population defecating in the open. The book is equally important for those concerned with public policy making, for there are important lessons on how to shape up an open defecation free India.

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Personally, I loved the book with the kind of 1st hand experiences mentioned on the book which helped me to understand the true state of India's sanitation story which is generally shown in all all flowery methods for the benefit of the government.

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The researchers cum authors of this book have outrightly brought up the fallacy of the perceptions in circulation as regards to a grave social issue and the policies guided by those perceptions. They have altogether presented before us the 'ignored up' nuances of a critical issue at hand called open defeacation. A timely publication that should be widely read and discussed.